Why pursue a Spanish Concentration with a Professional Education minor at APSU?
The advantages of learning Spanish have been established in the workforce; they are practically endless. When students commit to this path, their Professional Education minor allows them to teach future generations the second most-spoken languages in the world. They will earn licensure to teach in Tennessee Secondary school settings.
Henry Adams is quoted as saying, "A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops." When you pursue this degree path at Austin Peay Unversity, you are committing to learning a language and the skills you need to teach others.
Foreign Language, BA
Spanish Concentration
with Professional Education Minor
*Sample Four Year Plan
First Year Fall Semester |
SCH |
First Year Spring Semester |
SCH |
| UNIV 1000-Transition to the University | 1 | ENGL 1020-English Composition II | 3 |
| ENGL 1010-English Composition I | 3 | MATH 1010-Mathematical Thought and Practice | 3 |
| SPAN 2010-Intermediate Spanish I | 3 | History Core | 3 |
| COMM 1010-Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 | Humanities and/or Fine Arts Core | 3 |
| Humanities and/or Fine Arts Core | 3 | SPAN 2020-Intermediate Spanish II | 3 |
| History Core | 3 | Social and Behavioral Sciences Core | 3 |
| TOTAL SCH | 16 | TOTAL SCH | 18 |
Second Year Fall Semester |
SCH |
Second Year Spring Semester |
SCH |
| ENGL 2030-World Literature | 3 | SPAN 3220-Phonetics and Conversation in Spanish | 3 |
| Natural Sciences w/ lab Core | 4 | Natural Sciences w/ lab Core | 4 |
| SPAN 3210-Advanced Composition | 3 | SPAN 3310-Intro to Hispanic Linguistics | 3 |
| **EDUC 2100-Foundation of Education | 3 | EDUC 3040-Instructional Technology | 3 |
| SPAN 3510-Spanish Civilization I | 3 | **EDUC 3070-Instructional Strategies | 3 |
| SPAN 3610-Spanish American Civilization | 3 | ||
| TOTAL SCH | 16 | TOTAL SCH | 19 |
Third Year Fall Semester |
SCH |
Third Year Spring/Summer Semester |
SCH |
| SPAN 4510-Spanish Peninsular Literature I | 3 | SPAN 4520-Spanish Peninsular Literature II | 3 |
| SPAN 4610-Spanish American Literature I | 3 | SPAN 4620-Spanish American Literature II | 3 |
| EDUC 4270-Evaluation & Assessment | 3 | FREN, GERM, GREK or LATN 1020 | 4 |
| SPAN 3520-Spanish Civilization II | 3 | Social and Behavioral Sciences Core | 3 |
| FREN, GERM, GREK or LATN 1010 | 4 | ~SPAN 3040 OR 304A OR 304B– Study Abroad Program (Summer) |
6 |
| SPAN 3620-Spanish American Civilization | 3 | SPAN 4320 – Sociolinguistics and Dialectology of Spanish | 3 |
| TOTAL SCH | 19 | TOTAL SCH | 16 |
Fourth Year Fall Semester
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Fourth Year Spring Semester
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SCH |
| **EDUC 4080-Classroom Management | 3 | **EDUC 4610-Student Teaching: 7-8 | 5 |
| EDUC 4160-Teaching Diversity | 3 | **EDUC 4710-Student Teaching: 9-12 | 5 |
| LING 4400-Teaching Foreign Languages in Secondary Schools | 3 | EDUC 4950-Seminar | 2 |
| EDUC 4440-Theories of Learning | 3 | ||
| SPED 3000-Intro to Special Education |
3 |
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| LING 4510 - Capstone Seminar in Foreign Languages |
1 |
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| TOTAL SCH | 16 | TOTAL SCH | 12 |
| Total Student Credit Hours for Degree | 135 |
*For this degree a student must complete a total of 39 upper division (3000-4999) credit hours.
Professional Education Minor is required for the is major
** Course requires field experience
~ Study Abroad Program during summer
Residency I requires 5 weeks in schools, Residency II requires 15 weeks in schools.
Praxis II Required Testing: Test Code 5624 (7-12) Principles of Learning and Teaching
(minimum score 155) and Test Code 5195 Spanish: World Language (minimum score 163).
Span 304A or B Study Abroad in Latin America or Study Abroad in Spain (6).
One Study Abroad is required for licensure. Any two SPAN courses from above may be
taken abroad.